The new season of the Premier League of Belize (PLB) is set to start on Saturday, August 12th and semi-professional football teams across the country are preparing to compete. Among this year’s participating team is the newly formed San Pedro Pirates Football Club. The island’s first semi-pro team, the San Pedro Pirates are gearing up to represent the island in the largest football tournament in Belize.

As official participants of the tournament, the San Pedro Pirates are in the process of drafting the players who will be representing the team throughout the PLB season. Since 2001, PLB has been the tournament that determines the team who represents Belize at the Scotiabank Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Champions League.

San Pedro Pirates make their debut in the Premier League of Belize

The newly formed San Pedro Pirates Football Club made its debut in the Premier League of Belize (PLB) on Saturday, August 12th, playing against current champions, the Belmopan Bandits. The game took place at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium in Belmopan City, and the island boys fell short to the home team in a tight 2-0 match.

The San Pedro Pirates started the game with an offensive strategy, hoping for an early goal to put them on top. Those first minutes were full of aggressive attempts from both teams, but at minute 6, the Bandits’ Jerome James had an opportunity and netted the first goal. Despite San Pedro Pirates’ efforts, the first half of the match ended 1-0.

During the second half, the island boys made several threats to the Bandits’ goal area, but none landed. Football fans who travelled with the Pirates cheered loudly, supporting and encouraging their team. The Bandits became more aggressive, and at minute 90, Elroy Smith scored a second goal for the Bandits. With the final score of 2-0, the defending champions’ season began with a win.

San Pedro Pirates FC draw 1-1 against BDF FC in home game

On Saturday, August 19th, The San Pedro Pirates F.C hosted BDF F.C at the Ambergris Stadium in San Pedro Town during the second round of the football Premier League of Belize (PLB). The action-packed game saw the best of both teams, but when the long whistle was blown at the end of the match, the final score was a draw 1-1.

The current standings in the second round of the PLB has Verdes F.C leading with 6 points, followed by the current champions Belmopan Bandits and BDF F.C with 4 points respectively. Police United F.C and Freedom Fighters F.C in both have 3 points. While San Pedro Pirates F.C and Placencia Assassins only have one point on their favour. The only team that continues to be pointless is Dangriga’s Wagiya F.C.

The San Pedro Pirates will be travelling to Independence, Stann Creek on Saturday, August 26th, where they will face Placencia Assassins at the Michael Ashcroft Stadium. The game is scheduled to start at 4:30PM.”

San Pedro Pirates net first win against Freedom fighters

On Saturday, September 2 nd, The San Pedro Pirates Football Club hosted the Punta Gorda Freedom Fighters at the Ambergris Stadium in San Pedro Town during the fourth round of the football Premier League of Belize (PLB). The game saw the best of both teams, and at the final whistle, the home team won 2-0.

The current standings in the fourth round of the PLB has Verdes F.C leading with 9 points, followed by the Belmopan Bandits and BDF F.C with 7 points. The Police United F.C is at 6 points, while The San Pedro Pirates F.C and Dangriga Wagiya both have 4 points. At the bottom of the chart are the Placencia Assassins and Freedom Fighters, with 3 points each.
The San Pedro Pirates will be travelling to Dangriga Town, Stann Creek on Sunday, September 10 th, where they will face Dangriga’s Wagiya F.C at the Carl Ramos Stadium. The game is scheduled to start at 4PM.

San Pedro Pirates lose 3-4 against Dangriga Wagiya F.C

On Sunday, September 10th, the Dangriga Wagiya Football Club hosted the San Pedro Pirates Football Club at the Carl Ramos Stadium in Dangriga Town during the fifth round of the Premier League of Belize (PLB). The Pirates and Wagiya gave their best, but at the final whistle, it was a victory of 4-3 for the home team.

Quick scoring was the name of the game, as in the second half, within the first minutes, Wagiya’s Dion Burgess scored the fourth goal. The island team was under pressure to score or lose and Jordi Craft met the challenge in the 65th minute. Down by one goal, the Pirates made several attempts to score, but were not successful. At the final blow of the whistle, it was the home team Dangriga Wagiya who took the victory 4-3.

Another home win: San Pedro Pirates defeat Police UnitedOn Saturday 16th, the San Pedro Pirates Football Club hosted the Belmopan Police United Football Club at the Ambergis Stadium in San Pedro Town. During the sixth round of the Premiere League of Belize (PLB), both Pirates and Police United gave their best and at the final whistle, it was a victory for the home team 3-2. The current standings after the sixth round of the PLB has Belmopan Bandits with 13 points, while the Belize Defence Force and Verdes F.C with 10 points. The Police United F.C with nine points. The San Pedro Pirates F.C have eight points, while the Dangriga Wagiya and Placencia Assassins F.C have seven points. At the bottom of the chart is Freedom Fighters with three points. The San Pedro Pirates F.C, will be travelling to San Ignacio Town, Cayo District on Sunday, September 24th, where they will be facing San Ignacio Verdes F.C at the Norman Broaster Stadium. The game is scheduled to start at 4pm.

#526028 - 09/26/1711:58 AMRe: San Pedro Pirates playing in Premier League of Belize
[Re: Marty]

The first round of the Premier League of Belize (PLB) concluded on Sunday, September 24th, with three matches taking place in different parts of the country. On Sunday, the San Pedro Pirates F.C. travelled to San Ignacio Town in the Cayo District where they faced Verdes F.C. Both teams gave their best in a tight match that saw the strength of the island squad, but when the time was up, it was a victory of 1-0 for Verdes F.C. Pirates’ Sean Mas has stated that the team will continue working hard, and hopes to do better in the upcoming home games on the island during the second round of the PLB.

The current standings of the PLB has Belmopan Bandits leading with 16 points, followed by Verdes F.C and BDF F.C with 13 points. Police United F.C has 12 points, while San Pedro Pirates have eight points. Placencia Assassins and Wagiya F.C both have seven points, and Freedom Fighters F.C have three points.
The second round of games begins on Saturday, September 30th, when the San Pedro Pirates face the Belmopan Bandits at the Ambergris Stadium. The game has been scheduled to start at 3PM sharp.

San Pedro Pirates suffer first home loss against Belmopan Bandits

The San Pedro Pirates Football Club had a tough match on Saturday, September 30th, at the Ambergris Stadium. Facing current champions, the Belmopan Bandits, the island team fought hard to win at home, but at the final whistle, they feel short with a 2-1 victory going to the visiting team.

The current standings after the eighth week of PLB has the Belmopan Bandits with 19 points, followed by Verdes F.C with 16 points. The Police United F.C have 15 points. Belize Defence Force 13 points, and Placencia Assassins have 10 points. The San Pedro Pirates have eight points, while Wagiya F.C has seven points. At the bottom of the chart is the Freedom Fighters with three points.
The San Pedro Pirates F.C will be travelling to Belize City on Sunday, October 8th where they will face the Belize Defence force at the MCC Grounds. The game is scheduled to start at 4pm. For more information to accompany the Pirates as a fan, you can contact 630-5935.

It’s a Pirate’s life for me . . . that’s Pirates FC, our Premier League teamIt sort of follows that once you build a first-class football field you should expect it to attract a classier level of football.
Well, that’s happening at Ambergris Stadium in San Pedro, Belize. The town-built field opened earlier this year and has been host to some fine games, none of which I’ve been able to get to until last week.
Ambergris Caye has its own Premier League team this year and as the new kid on the block, they’re doing alright. Until last Saturday, the San Pedro Pirates F.C. had gone undefeated in three home games. Playing on the road has shown the Pirates to be a more-vulnerable team. No wins away.
Don’t lose sight of the fact that Saturday’s game was against the league-leading Belmopan Bandits and that, at half-time, the Pirates were up 1-0.

#526319 - 10/12/1705:03 AMRe: San Pedro Pirates playing in Premier League of Belize
[Re: Marty]

San Pedro Pirates trailing in Premier League of Belize Tournament

Week nine of the 2017-2018 Premier League of Belize (PBL) Opening Season saw yet another loss for the San Pedro Pirates Football Club. Taking on the BDF Football Club in an away game at the MCC Grounds in Belize City on Sunday, October 8th, the San Pedro Pirates suffered a 1-0 point defeat. This latest match puts the Pirates in sixth position in the tournament standing, with only eight overall points.

So far, Belmopan Bandits Soccer Club is leading the tournament with 22 points. Verdes FC, Police United FC and BDF FC tail closely behind with 19, 18 and 16 points, respectively. In fifth position is Placencia Assassins FC with seven points while San Pedro Pirates FC remain in sixth place with eight points. Rounding off the standings are Wagiya FC with seven points and Freedom Fights FC with three points.
The Pirates will now take on the Placencia Assassins in a home game. Everyone is invited to come out to the Ambergris Stadium on Saturday, October 14th at 3PM.

San Pedro Pirates win against Placencia Assassin’s

San Pedro Pirates Football Club hosted the Placencia Assassins at the Ambergris Stadium in San Pedro Town on Saturday, October 14th. During the 10th week of the Premiere League of Belize (PLB), both teams gave their best during the tight match and at the final whistle, it was a clear victory for the home team.

The San Pedro Pirates F.C will be travelling to Punta Gorda, Toledo District, on Sunday, October 22nd, where they will face the Freedom Fighters at the Victor Sanchez Union Stadium. The game is scheduled to start at 4pm, for more information to accompany the Pirates as a fan, you can contact 630-5935.